2016 Extreme Sailing Series Mid-season Form Guide, Sailing Videos

2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ mid-season form guide:

With the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ reaching its halfway mark, we take a look at how each of the international teams are faring as the global Stadium Racing tour celebrates its tenth year with a move to foiling sailboats. Video published September 3, 2016.

Robertson's return to Extreme Sailing Series:

Gazprom Team Russia's Kiwi skipper, Phil Robertson and his crew made history in July when they were crowned Match Racing World champions. Two months on, he’s returned to the Extreme Sailing Series™, having raced with Gazprom Team Russia back in 2014 and 2015, for the Russian Act of the Stadium Racing circuit in St Petersburg. With a switch to the GC32 catamaran this season, Phil shares his thoughts on what it’s like to be back in the driver’s seat of the Russian syndicate on their home waters. Video published Sep 2, 2016.

Extreme Sailing Series 2016 Schedule:

• Act 1 Muscat Mar 16-19
• Act 2 Qingdao Apr29-May2
• Act 3 Cardiff Jun 23-26
• Act 4 Hamburg Jul 28-31
• Act 5 St Petersburg Sep 1-4
• Act 6 Madeira Islands Sep 22-25
• Act 7 Lisbon Oct 6-9
• Act 8 Australia Dec 8-11

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Extreme Sailing Series Championship: The Wave, Muscat (videos)

Extreme Sailing Series, Act 8, Sydney, presented by Land Rover: Highlights - The last Act of the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series lived up to expectations with thousands of spectators lining the shore to watch the nine-strong fleet battle it out. After 28 close-fought races that saw multiple crashes and a spectacular capsize on day two, British skipper Leigh McMillan made history, becoming the only skipper to win three Series titles on the global tour in the nine-year history of the circuit. Published on Dec 13, 2015.


2015 Extreme Sailing Series™ highlights: Over the last 11 months the Extreme 40 fleet have battled it out in eight iconic city centre stadiums around the world. With celebrations, tears and plenty of action watch the season highlights. Published on Dec 13, 2015

Extreme Sailing Series: "DRAMATIC FINALE AS THE WAVE, MUSCAT SEIZES OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE - Leigh McMillan, British skipper of The Wave, Muscat presented with Land Rover Above and Beyond Award for his outstanding performance: the only skipper to win three Extreme Sailing Series™ championship titles in the nine year history of the Series..."
Overall 2015 Results/Final Standings:

1. The Wave, Muscat
2. SAP Extreme Sailing Team
3. Red Bull Sailing Team
4. Oman Air
5. Gazprom Team Russia
6. Team Turx
7. GAC Pindar
8. Lino Sonego Team Italia

See more at extremesailingseries.com/results
On twitter at #EXSS

Other Sailing News:

WBAL Baltimore
3-alarm fire damages Annapolis Yacht Club
WBAL Baltimore
The Annapolis Yacht Club released a statement saying the fire damaged the main clubhouse. The club will remain closed until further notice.
Yacht Club: 'It's just physical. We'll fix it.' - CapitalGazette.com
Annapolis Yacht Club Vows To Rebuild After Massive Blaze - CBS Local
Annapolis Yacht Club leaders vow to relocate, rebuild after fire - WTOP

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Extreme Sailing Series Day 4 LIVE, Transpac 2015, Sailing Videos

Extreme Sailing Series LIVE Hamburg: Day 4 - July 26, 2015 SUN 9:30 AM ET (US)

Graphics below start at 8AM ET (US)

3D Day 4 Graphics - Extreme Sailing Series, Hamburg, 26 Jul 2015 at 8 AM ET (US)

• Results | Extreme Sailing Series: SAP Extreme Sailing Team leads (see below)
• Watch Replay of Day 3 video here

Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 5, Hamburg, Germany, presented by Land Rover standings after Day 3 (19 races)--Position / Team / Points--

1. SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Hervé Cunningham, Mads Emil Stephensen, Nicolai Sehested 137 points.
2. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) Leigh McMillan, Sarah Ayton, Pete Greenhalgh, Ed Smyth, Nasser Al Mashari 136 points.
3. Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) Igor Lisovenko, Phil Robertson, Garth Ellingham, Alexander Bozhko, Aleksey Kulakov 131 points.
4. Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Hans-Peter Steinacher, Jason Waterhouse, Jérémy Bachelin, Shaun Mason, Stewart Dodson 130 points.
5. Team Turx (TUR) Edhem Dirvana, Mitch Booth, Selim Kakış, Diogo Cayolla, Pedro Andrade/Can Bayülken 118 points.
6. Oman Air (OMA) Stevie Morrison, Nic Asher, Ted Hackney, Ed Powys, Ali Al Balashi 117 points.
7. Lino Sonego Team Italia (ITA) Lorenzo Bressani, Enrico Zennaro, Stefano Ciampalini, Stefano Rizzi, Manuel Modena 108 points.
8. GAC Pindar (GBR) Seve Jarvin, Adam Minoprio, Marcus Ashley-Jones, James Corrie, James Wierzbowski 95 points.
9. Team Extreme Germany (GER) Paul Kohlhoff, Philip Kasueske, Johann Kohlhoff, Peter Kohlhoff, Max Kohlhoff 50 points.

Transpac 2015 Wild Oats Welcome to Hawaii (video above)


Transpac 2015 analysis by Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine, July 25, 2015
Transpac 2015 updates:

• #Transpac2015 on Twitter
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results
• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015

America's Cup World Series at Portsmouth, England --
High water marks for Ben Ainslie and his £100m America’s Cup dream | Sport | The Guardian: "Ben Ainslie’s £100m America’s Cup dream finally hit the hit the water here on Saturday and a victory and a second place had an estimated crowd of more than 100,000 dancing in the Solent sunshine. Two years after the last competition, and 18 months after they started building the boat for the America’s Cup proper, the battle for the Auld Mug, in Bermuda in 2017, Ainslie and his all-British Land Rover BAR team finally gave some credence to the vast investment, both financial and emotional, that has gone into the project. Suddenly, all that hype and optimism looks well placed. The world’s greatest sailor has raised the BAR...."

Tweets by @americascup

America's Cup and ISAF to invest in youth sailing : News & Features | ISAF | World Sailing | Official Site: "The America's Cup and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) are supporting youth sailing with major investments in two youth sailing programs - one in Bermuda and one international..."

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Extreme Sailing Series Day 2, Louis Vuitton ACWS, Transpac 2015

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 3D Hamburg: Day Two (Graphics Only above)- Starts: July 24, 2015, FRI 8:00 AM EDT (US) - see also LIVE video below


Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 LIVE Hamburg: Day Two - Starts: July 24, 2015 9:30 AM EDT (US)
Watch Day One video replay here.

EXSS Day One in Hamburg | News: "The Wave, Muscat skippered by Leigh McMillan ... only just top the overnight leader board on 57 points. Two points adrift on 55, SAP Extreme Sailing Team got to grips with the challenges of the new venue finishing with two race wins and two seconds. Rounding up the leaderboard, Gazprom Team Russia came into the Act confident that the strong tidal conditions and tight racecourse would suit Kiwi helm Phil Robertson’s style of racing... After a slow start they stormed the final three races to take convincing wins in each, rounding up the overnight leaderboard in third place, one point behind SAP Extreme Sailing Team in second ... With nine points separating third place from the chasing pack, Red Bull Sailing Team in fourth, Team Turks powered by Kaya Ropes in fifth and Oman Air in sixth each had moments at the front of the fleet but struggled with the consistency needed to challenge for the podium."


Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth Preview - published on Jul 23, 2015: Groupama Team France, Artemis Racing, Land Rover BAR, Softbank Team Japan, Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA training ahead of the first races in Portsmouth, UK.  
More on the Louis Vuitton ACWS Portsmouth here on JohnTheCrowd.com and at acws-portsmouth.americascup.com


Transpac 2015: July 23rd analysis of 48th LA-Honolulu Transpac Yacht Race, with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine
Transpac 2015 updates:

• #Transpac2015 on Twitter
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results
• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015

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